Renowned professor of political economy Prof. Pat Utomi, first African Council Member, World Journalism Education Council and Mass Communication Lecturer, University of Lagos, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye and former presidential aspirant and IPAC National Secretary, Chief Godson Okoye have been appointed to chair various committees of The Kukah Centre and New Narrative Newspaper Annual Leadership Lecture and Good Governance Award slated for December 2019.
Prof. Utomi is the chairman of the national planning committee while prof. Akinfeleye is the chairman of the Award Selection Committee while Chief Okoye will chair the Abuja committee of the event.
A statement signed by Mr. Kalu Okoronkwo, Publisher/CEO, The New Narrative Newspaper, said that it became necessary to seek for men of integrity to drive the process of the event to ensure openness and fairness in the process leading, during and after the good governance awards being the first of its kind in Nigeria.
He said that it was also the need to ensure high integrity and positive perception for the award that The Kukah Centre, a global Non-Governmental Organization and The New Narrative Newspaper collaborating on key areas that will enhance servant leadership and good governance in Nigeria and the rest of Africa.
“The is an international event that will attract personalities within and outside the country. The awards are strictly based on integrity as they will be benchmarked against global best practices in tandem with the United Nation’s development goals of Participation, Rule of Law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Consensus Oriented, Equity, Inclusiveness, Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Accountability”, said Mr. Kalu.
He said The New Narrative newspaper is collaborating with the Kukah Centre in the leadership lecture and good governance awards to stimulate a vibrant leadership that will deliver positive, tangible social change in Nigeria.
Speaking further, Kalu said that the good governance awards represents a refreshing shift in paradigm in media and other awards in Nigeria as it will reward institutions and office holders with track records of good governance culture.
